31/10/12….Meet the candidates for local Police Commissioner

PEOPLE living in the Thames Valley Police Force area will have the opportunity to vote for one of six candidates standing for election of a Thames Valley Police commissioner on November 15.

This brand new position will replace non-elected police authorities, which were made up of councillors and members of the public.

Each of the 41 police areas in England and Wales will have a commissioner, except London where the mayor oversees the Metropolitan Police Force.

The commissioners will be responsible for appointing the Chief Constable, setting the budget and deciding policing priorities for their force.

The government says commissioners will not be there to run forces on a day-to-day basis, but to hold them to account on behalf of the public.

In alphabetical order the candidates standing in the Thames Valley are Patience Tayo Awe (independent), Barry Cooper (UKIP), Geoff Howard (independent), John Orrell Howson (Liberal Democrat), Anthony Stansfeld (Conservative) and Tim Starkey (Labour).

For more information about each of the candidates, CLICK HERE

VIEW the video of the recent hustings in Aylesbury

PHOTO: Courtesy of www.bbc.co.uk – TOP L to R: Patience Tayo Awe (independent), Barry Cooper (UKIP), Geoff Howard (independent), BOTTOM L to R: John Orrell Howson (Liberal Democrat), Anthony Stansfeld (Conservative) and Tim Starkey (Labour)